 Summary of asterophysus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pronounced | Ass TERR oh fye suss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Etymology | Asterophysus: From the Greek aster, meaning star and physa, meaning bellows; in reference to the blind viliform processes around the periphery of the swimbladder characteristic of this genus. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 250mm, largest 250mm, average 250mm, most commonly 250mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 1 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/asterophysus/batrachus/1.jpg "Asterophysus batrachus - Click for species page")